1. Unit 1 Chapter 2 Section 1: Voyages of Discovery
World history

2. Main Idea
During the 1400s and 1500s European explorers-inspired by greed, curiosity, and the desire for glory and aided by new technologies-sailed to many previously unknown lands.

3. Question Column Who was Ferdinand Magellan? Who sailed for England?
What did Vasco de Gama do?
1. first to circumnavigate the globe 2. John Cabot, Sir Francis Drake, Henry Hudson 3. sailed to India in 1497

4. The Drive to Explore reasons for exploration: the search for wealth
find fame and glory
spread their faith into new lands
simple curiosity

5. Advances in Technology
made during Renaissance or borrowed from Chinese and Muslims
compass (China): locates true north
astrolabe (Muslims): location in relation to stars, sun and horizon
caravel: light, fast sailing ship, maneuverable with cannons

8. The Portuguese
Henry the Navigator: son of King John I of Portugal, patron of explorers
Bartolomeu Dias: 1488-became the first European to attempt to sail around the Cape of Good Hope
Vasco de Gama: 1497-sailed to India
Pedro Cabral: sailed for India but winds took him west & he discovered Brazil

11. Vasco de Gama

13. The Spanish
Christopher Columbus: 1492-sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella believed he could reach China by sailing west, reached what he believed was the Indies in 2 months.
Amerigo Vespucci: 1502-sailed South America, discovered it was not Asia
Vasco Nunez de Balboa: 1513-first European to see Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan: 1519-first to circumnavigate the globe

14. Christopher Columbus

16. Vasco Nunez de Balboa

17. Ferdinand Magellan

18. The English
John Cabot: 1497-sailed from England to Canada, boat sunk on second trip, he thought it was Asia
Sir Francis Drake: sailed west, explored California, could not find northern passage, became second to circumnavigate
Henry Hudson: 1607-tried to find northwest passage found only ice.

20. Francis Drake

21. Henry Hudson

22. The French
Jacques Cartier: 1534-sailed St. Lawrence River looking for Northwest Passage, claimed lands for France

23. Jacques Cartier

24. The Dutch
Henry Hudson: 1609-searched for Northwest Passage, discovered river and bay with his name